Health psychology : processes and applications

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Health psychology : processes and applications

edited by Annabel K. Broome

Chapman and Hall, 1989

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ISBN 9780412332005

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ANNABEL K. BROOME The importance of psychological processes in the experience of health and sickness is being increasingly recognized. There is mounting evidence for the role of personal behaviour in current trends of morbidity and mortality, which is reflected in rapid and significant developments in psychological research. Patterns of illness and death have changed in recent years, with concurrent changes in demands on health services, the skills of carers and the adjustments of the sick person. It is within this changing scene that clinical and health psychologists are becoming increasingly involved in applied research into the prevention or alleviation of current health problems. These changes are also influencing the training of health professionals, with behavioural sciences now forming a substantial component of basic curricula in medical schools and other areas of professional training. This book has arisen from this chan ging clinical scene and the need to convey useful psychological principles to care givers. Part One con centrates on the general psychological processes that have relevance in many health settings, in the prevention, alleviation and management of illness, as weIl as current practices in health care delivery. As these developments have been patchy, Part Two focuses on selected specialties that have received attention. This book is not a comprehensive review of work done in all medical specialties, although the structure has been chosen to reflect the prevalent sub divisions of medical teamwork.

Table of Contents

One Processes.- 1 Health beliefs and attributions.- 2 Stress and health.- 3 Placebos: their effectiveness and modes of action.- 4 The sick role and related concepts.- 5 Improving patients' understanding, recall, satisfaction and compliance.- 6 Institutional versus client-centred care in general hospitals.- 7 Caring: The costs to nurses and relatives.- 8 Patients' contributions to the consultation.- Two Applications.- 9 Cardiac disorders.- 10 Dermatology.- 11 Diabetes mellitus.- 12 Psychological aspects of physical disability.- 13 Gastroenterology.- 14 General practice: The contribution of clinical psychology.- 15 Geriatric medicine.- 16 Gynaecology.- 17 Psychological aspects of neurological illness.- 18 Emotional factors in hearing loss.- 19 Obstetrics.- 20 Paediatrics and childhood cancer.- 21 Chronic pain.- 22 Renal care.- 23 Surgery.- 24 Terminal care: using psychological skills with the terminally ill.
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:pbk. ISBN 9780412332104

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Health psychology is developing at a rapid pace, reflecting changes in consumer expectations and developments in the understanding of the effects of pyschological processes on health. This book considers those processes which contribute to illness, such as stress and existing health beliefs, and also how health carers can develop better psychological skills and more sensitivity. This book should be of interest to health professionals - doctors, general practitioners, clinical psychologists and nurses.

Table of Contents

  • Part 1 Processes: health beliefs and attributions, Theresa M.Marteau
  • stress and health, Peter Harvey
  • placebos - their effectiveness and modes of action, Phil Richard
  • the sick role and related concepts, Martin Willmot
  • improving patient's understanding, recall, satisfaction and compliance, Philip Ley
  • institutional versus client-centred care in general hospitals, Keith A.Nichols
  • caring - the costs to nurses and relatives, Susan P.Llewelyn
  • patients' contributions to the consultation, Elizabeth Robinson. Part 2 Applications: cardiac disorders, Christine Bundy
  • dermatology, Peter James
  • diabetes mellitus, Richard W.Shillitoe and D.W.Miles
  • psychological aspects of physical disability, Stephen Wilkinson
  • gastroenterology, Paul Bennet
  • general practice, the contribution of clinical psychology, Ian McPherson
  • geriatric medicine, Nicola Bradbury
  • gynaecology, Myra Hunter
  • psychological aspects of neurological illness, Louise Earll
  • emotional factors in hearing loss, Simon Jakes
  • obstetrics, Lorraine Sherr
  • paediatrics and childhood cancer, Nicola Whitehead
  • chronic pain, Aleda Erskine and Amanda C de C Williams
  • renal care, Clive G. Long
  • surgery, John Kincey
  • terminal care - using psychological skills with the terminally ill, Christine Wilson.

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